You know how I feel mate, well done
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You know how I feel mate, well done
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Congratulations Dave and well done.
An acquaintance of mine had a similar experience in a train station a couple of years ago. He's a lifeguard so trained at first aid. I can't remember the exact details but administered CPR to someone who had collapsed, ambulance arrived and congratulated him on a job well done and carted your man off.
A few weeks later he had a summons for assault. Never found out what happened in the end...
Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough.
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Was the helper summoned for assault because he administered CPR and saved that guy's life??Originally Posted by punterminator
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My first visit ever in Cork was in June 2000. I was looking for the main post office and in front of what it used to the old Roches Stores I was asking an elderly woman where the GPO is. Herself and another passer by walked me there, if you can believe it. Not just telling me where it is, bringing me there.
These days, I can see people hiding their eyes if they think you may want to approach them in any way. If you bump into someone into a busy shop, people check for their bags instead of saying sorry.
Yesterday a man cut in front of me at a petrol station. Absolutely no regard for me who not only I was there before him but also I was there before another lady which I politely let her go in front as she was approaching the till a little after I did.
I am holding the doors in shops and banks for people coming, I rarely get a thank you. Not only that, but it happen a few times while holding a door for a woman, especially an elderly one, a full grown men are also benefiting of my gesture, sometimes going in front of those elderly women. One time I actually couldn't hold back and I told one of those guys how rude what he just did is. He looked at me like I was the one with a problem, not him !
Regarding Dave's story, absolutely a shocking horror ! That goes way beyond good manners. But you know what, I do think it all starts with the lack of good manners and respect. And it ends in situations like Dave has witnessed !!!
It reminded me of a video I have seen a few months back, where a man was stabbed in the Italian metro in front of hundreds of people. He was dying of a painful slow death and all those people didn't even give him a second look !
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My father take me a first aid course few months back,he told me anything can happen with us on the streets so its essential to help others there might be someone who will do the same!!!I think its very true...but seems just few ppl around who actually might help
Well done Dave,the lady in question was so lucky u've been around
Good bye Ireland!
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Yup, guy who collapsed was a toe-rag looking for a quick buck.Was the helper summoned for assault because he administered CPR and saved that guy's life??
Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough.
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My goodness! This a a new degree of low I'm hearing.
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I never got to hear the end of it but I must try to find out did it ever make it to court.
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Must of been disturbing for you Dave. I agree everyone seems to live in their own world, no manners or consideration for others, the amount of times I've felt like a doorman outside shops, very rarely a smile or a thank you. I was brought up to have good manners, I hope I still have them.
Why people are so reluctant to help another person, I don't know, perhaps theres a fear factor now and just turn the other way.
To re-address the balance, a few months ago an elderly man collapsed outside the local supermarket.I was a way off at the time, by the time I got there 5 or 6 people had gathered round to help.
Come in she said "I'll give you shelter from the storm "
Yep the lack of manners and common courtesy is bewildering sometimes. Recently on a very wet and cold day i was waiting for a bus, we were waiting about 40 or 50 minutes so by the time it arrived there were well over 20 people ready to get on and out of the rain... So as not to obstruct the footpath, 2 lines formed, 1 person going in from each at a time etc. Anyway, there was a blind woman about 3 or 4 people in front of me, when she got to the head of our queue, the other one didn't even stop for her. It's not like they didn't notice, the 2 lines were practically facing each other, and yet here's this woman with the white stick and golden retriever waiting in the rain and getting pushed in front of. She should'nt have even had to queue nevermind being skipped, absolutely disgusting.
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